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I . near [nɪəʳ] ADJ

1. near (close in space):

near
bližnji
near
v bližini
where's the nearest phone box?
kje je najbližja telefonska govorilnica?

2. near (close in time):

near
kmalu

4. near attr (close to being):

he was in a state of near despair
skorajda je že obupal
that's a near certainty/impossibility
to je skoraj gotovo/nemogoče

5. near attr (person):

near
bližnji
near relative
bližnji sorodnik

6. near attr (nearside):

near Brit Aus AUTO, TRANSP
zunanji
to be a near miss
malo manjkati

II . near [nɪəʳ] ADV

1. near (close in space):

near
blizu
near
v bližini
do you live somewhere near?
živite v bližini?

2. near (close in time):

near
blizu
the time is drawing nearer
bliža se čas[, ko...]

3. near (almost):

near
skoraj
near
malone
I'm as near certain as can be
skoraj popolnoma sem prepričan
nowhere near
niti približno

III . near [nɪəʳ] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near [to]
blizu [koga/česa]
do you live near here?
živite v bližini?

3. near (close to a state):

near
blizu
we came near to being killed
skoraj bi umrli

4. near (similar in quantity or quality):

he's nearer 70 than 60
bliže je 70. kot 60. letu
this colour is nearest [to] the original
ta barva je najbližja originalni

5. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth
skoraj se lotiti česa

7. near (almost amount of):

near
skoraj
near
malone

IV . near [nɪəʳ] VB trans to near sth

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V . near [nɪəʳ] VB intr

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Near ˈEast N

near ˈmiss N

1. near miss (accident):

near miss
skorajšnja nesreča f
near miss AVIAT
za las preprečeno trčenje n

2. near miss fig:

to be a near miss
malo manjkati

near-ˈsight·ed ADJ esp Am

near-ˈsight·ed·ness N no pl esp Am

NFC - near field communication N

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Usage examples with near

near relative
bližnji sorodnik
nowhere near
niti približno
in the near future
v bližnji prihodnosti
are you anywhere near?
ali si kje blizu?
to be a near miss
malo manjkati
nowhere near as bad as ...
ni tako hudo kot ...
from far and wide [or near]
od povsod
do you live somewhere near?
živite v bližini?
do you live near here?
živite v bližini?
to be a near miss
malo manjkati
that's a near certainty/impossibility
to je skoraj gotovo/nemogoče
the Near/Middle/Far east
Bližnji/Srednji/Daljni vzhod
to be situated near the church
biti v bližini cerkve
I'm nowhere near finishing the book
niti približno nisem pri koncu knjige
we came near to being killed
skoraj bi umrli
to be near to doing sth
skoraj se lotiti česa
now showing at a cinema near you!
zdaj v vašem kinu blizu vas!
I'm as near certain as can be
skoraj popolnoma sem prepričan
details will be given near the date
podrobnosti bodo znane naknadno
to hover in the background/near a door
zadrževati se v ozadju/blizu vrat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Areas near actual combat or other military emergencies are generally designated as restricted airspace.
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Two workers near the top felt the heat and rushed to the safety of scaffolding outside.
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He got hold of the rocket launcher which was near him, and fired at one of the tanks.
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This condenses on the cold polymer film, which is unwound near the metal vapor source.
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Small children near the fields played it in order to guard the crops against prying animals.
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The forewings are usually marked with two dark stigmata and a black streak near the apex.
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Hospitals and ambulance services near to where the jellyfish live possess it, and must be contacted as soon as possible.
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In many areas of applied statistics, it is common for data to be log-transformed to make them near symmetrical.
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Lucky finds his daughter near the river and tries to bring her back home by heartily apologizing, but she refuses.
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Two particularly poignant examples are the sixty-fourth note runs near the beginning, and the trembling half-step figure that appears at the beginning and end.
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